Yuji Nakazawa
Japanese footballer (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuji Nakazawa (中澤 佑二, Nakazawa Yūji, born 25 February 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos.[2] He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle.
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Full name | Yuji Nakazawa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1978-02-25) 25 February 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Misato Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | América Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Tokyo Verdy | 83 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2018 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 510 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 593 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Japan U-23 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2010 | Japan | 110 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Nakazawa is one of only seven Japanese players to reach 100 caps for his national team and he is the third highest number of J.League all-time appearances in history with 593 appearances. Nakazawa also played for 178 consecutive matches for Yokohama F. Marinos from July 2013 to August 2018